Spent last night in handcuffs For merely existing Arrested for assault and resisting I hear a christmas choir Somewhere far away Carried by the traffic on the expressway And i Have seen them circle around my head And i Know they'll get me in the end The sleet's been coming down The falling stars High above the lights of the pubs and the bars Rows of beautiful people Theyre all perfectly framed Like ghosts in the windows Of the trains And i Have seen them circle around my head And i Know they'll get me in the end There's a halo of buzzards over my head There's a halo of buzzards over my head My breath escapes me A phantom silver haze Containing the life blood I'm trying to save I'm losing density And i need some rest I pull my coat tightly around what's left And i Have seen them circle around my head And i Know they'll get me in the end There's a halo of buzzards over my head There's a halo of buzzards over my head Down into the subway Floating down the stairs I'll avert my gaze and pay the fare I caught my own reflection in a window pane But after all these years i look the same And i Have seen them circle around my head And i Know they'll get me in the end There's a halo of buzzards over my head Yeah there's a halo of buzzards over my head Halo of buzzards over my head There's a halo of buzzards over my head